Organic Friends' E‑zine: March 2018
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What is the best cultivar for growing organic oats? Are exclusion nets effective in protecting apples from pests? Can we boost disease resilience in strawberries by using with silicon? Are there effective alternatives for treating and preventing mastitis? What is the primary barrier faced by organic processors? The Organic Federation of Canada and the Organic Agriculture Center of Canada at Dalhousie University are happy to present Organic Science Canada, a magazine that describes in everyday language the 37 research activities performed under the Organic Science Cluster II. Each activity is summarized with the background, methodology and results on one page. You will learn about pest management in grain storage, effective sanitation for organic sprouts, and the best use of green manures in organic grain production, as well as other interesting issues in organic production systems. Click the link below to read the ‘easy science for organic producers’ magazine. We hope that it will inspire and encourage you to partner with research! *Correction: Article Titled 'Berry Pomace Waste Promotes Health In Chickens' page 43. Partners listed were incorrect. In place of Ailment Breton Inc. we would like to correctly acknowledge Centre de recherche en sciences animales de Deschambault (Yan Martel Kennes and Hassina Yacini). |
In this issue:
Theme D. Livestock: Optimizing animal health and welfare for productivity and quality
- Effects of alternative deep bedding options on dairy cow preference, lying behavior, cleanliness, and teat end contamination
- Journal of Dairy Science (2018) 101:530-536
- Journal of Dairy Science (2018) 101:530-536
Horticulture
- Ontario grower goes commercial with organic potatoes
- OrganicBiz. 2018
Pest Management
Seed Production and Plant Breeding
- Seed Economics Intensive Part 1: Inventory Management
- eOrganic. 2018
- Seed Economics Intensive Part 2: Choosing a Scale and Marketing
- eOrganic. 2018
Soils and Fertility
- Amendment of a hardwood biochar with compost tea: effects on plant growth, insect damage and the functional diversity of soil microbial communities
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2018) 34:88-106
- Cropping history shapes fungal, oomycete and nematode communities in arable soils and affects cavity spot in carrot
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2018) 257:120-131
- Crop traits drive soil carbon sequestration under organic farming
- Journal of Applied Ecology (2018) 00:1-10
- Influence of reduced tillage and fertilisation regime on soil quality indicators in an organic potato production system
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2018) 34:132-140
- Soil carbon varies between different organic and conventional management schemes in arable agriculture
- European Journal of Agronomy (2018) 94:79-88
Horticulture
- Salt effect of dehydrated broiler litter on organic lettuce
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2018) 34:107-119
Field Crops
- The Current State and Future Directions of Organic No-Till Farming with Cover Crops in Canada, with Case Study Support
- Sustainability (2018) 10:373
- Wheat performance with subclover living mulch in different agro-environmental conditions depends on crop management
- European Journal of Agronomy (2018) 94: 36-45
Crop Rotation
- Evaluating organic bread wheat as a rotation crop for organic dairy farms
- Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (2018) 33:163-178
- Nitrogen leaching: A crop rotation perspective on the effect of N surplus, field management and use of catch crops
- Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment (2018) 255:1-11
Pest Management
- Landscape simplification reduces classical biological control and crop yield
- Ecological Applications (2018) e:1651
- Seed Dormancy and Seed Morphology Related to Weed Susceptibility to Biofumigation
- Weed Science (2018) 66:199-214
- Stale seedbed technique for weed control negatively impacts the indigenous AM fungal population
- Biological Agriculture & Horticulture (2018) eArticle:1-12
Livestock
- Are carcass and meat quality of male dual-purpose chickens competitive compared to slow-growing broilers reared under a welfare-enhanced organic system?
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:57-68
- Enhancing the fatty acid profile of milk through forage-based rations, with nutrition modeling of diet outcomes
- Food Science & Nutrition (2018) eArticle:1-20
- Vulnerability to climatic and economic variability is mainly driven by farmers’ practices on French organic dairy farms
- European Journal of Agronomy (2018) 94: 89-97
Ecology and Environment
- ‘Farming for Biodiversity’—a new model for integrating nature conservation achievements on organic farms in north-eastern Germany
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:79-86
- Linking species traits to agroecosystem services: a functional analysis of weed communities
- Weed Research (2018) e:12283
Marketing and Economics
- Consumers’ Preferences for Bread: Transgenic, Cisgenic, Organic or Pesticide-free?
- Journal of Agricultural Economics (2018) 69:121-141
- Journal of Agricultural Economics (2018) 69:121-141
Food for Organic Thought
- ‘Farming for Biodiversity’—a new model for integrating nature conservation achievements on organic farms in north-eastern Germany
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:79-86
- Organic Agriculture (2018) 8:79-86
- Heart Beet Organics, of Darlington, P.E.I., wins Gilbert R. Clements for excellence in environmental farming
- The Guardian PE. 2018
- Who’s your organic demographic?
- OrganicBiz. 2018
- What Does the New Regenerative Organic Certification Mean for the Future of Good Food?
- Civil Eats. 2018
Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Online Courses Offered in the Winter 2018 Semester
- Fund Development Coordinator, Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
- Deadline to apply: March 29th, 2018
- Special Project Assistant, Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN)
- Deadline to apply: April 20th, 2018
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Atlantic Canada Seedy Saturday's : See full list here |
Multiple locations: NB, NS, PEI | February - April 2018 |
| Alberta Seedy Saturdays: See full list here | Multiple locations, AB |
March-April 2018 |
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